Terminology 1 Flashcards
motif
reoccurring symbol/theme through the play
duplicitous
double crossing, deceitful
campricious
sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour
portentous
significant/important
equivocal
misleading/more than one interpretation
vindictive
vengeful
foil
a character who reveals more about the main character
political diatribe
negative commentary on the economic and political state of the world
misanthropy
hatred of mankind/selfish
subservient
below and serving
ambivalent
unsure on a decision, in two minds
soliloquy
an act of speaking one’s thoughts aloud when by oneself by a character in a play
damnation
punishment in hell
stichomythia
rapid, short sentences in an exchange of dialogue
machiavellian
cunning scheming
catharsis
pity/fear felt by audience in response to heroes downfall
hubris
excessive pride
peripeteia
poor decisions that reverses hero’s fortune
trochaic tetrameter
different rhythm which includes 8 syllables each line e.g witches dialogue
ornithological imagery
bird imagery
somnambulism
sleep walking
avarice
extreme greed
adversity
a difficult or unpleasant situation.
plight
bad situation
homophone
where a word means diff things and spelt diff but pronounced the same e.g sole and soul
autonomy
to be self governing (act in ur own morals)
epizeuxis
where a word is repeated immediately for emphasis
anagnorisis
the point in a play the character recognises another character’s true identity or the true nature of their own circumstances
unrepentant
no regret
pompous
thinking ur self important
synecdoche
a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa eg england = england team
unscrupulous
having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair.
gruelling humps of squalor
places of uncleanliness
microcosm
something representing another
indoctrinate
to be taught
antithesis
something is the opposite of something
Daemonologie
james book (philosophical dissertation on supernatural)
